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Withers, Pam

First Descent

265 pp. | Tundra | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77049-257-8 $17.95
(3) YA Rex, an American teen, travels to Colombia to attempt a "first descent" kayaking down the formidable river El Furioso. He meets Myriam, an indigenous teen who speaks English and longs to attend college. Together their lives and plans converge, despite political and drug-cartel threats. An adventurous, descriptive plunge into Colombia's modern-day violence amidst the backdrop of nature's beauty.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan

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